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Show 172 UNCI,E TOM'S CADIN : OH1 CHAPTER XII. SELECT INCIDENT OB LAWFUL TllADE. "In Rn.mn.h there was n Yoioo hcn.rd,-wocping, nnd lamentAtion, and grent JJJouruiJJg ; llachcl WCCJling for her children, and would not be oomfortcd." ~:ln. HALEY and 'l'om jogged onw:trd in their wagon, cn.ch, for n. time, absorbed in his own rcOcct.ions. Now1 the reflections of two men sitting sido by side arc a curious thing, - seated on the same seat, having the same eyes, cars, hands and organs of all sorts, and having pll88 before their eyes tho same objects,- it is wonderful what a variety we shall find in these same reflections ! As, for example, Mr. Haley: he thought first of Tom's length, and breadth, and height, and what be would sell for, if be was kept fai and in good case till he got him into market. He thought of how he should make out his gang ; he thought of tho respective market value of certain supposititious men and women and chlldrcn who were to compose it, and other kindred topics of the business ; then he thought of himself, and how humane be was, that whereas other men cbo.ined their " niggcrs" hand and foot both, he only put fetters on the feet, and left Tom the use of his hands, as long as he behaved well ; and he sighed to think how ungrateful human nature was, so that there was even room to doubt whether Tom appreciated his mercies. He had boon taken in so by '' niggcrs" whom he ha.d fa.yored; but still he was astonished to consider how good-natured he yet remained! As to 'fom, he WllS thinking O\'Cr some words of an unfa.shionable old book, which kept running through his heat!, LITE AMONG TilE LOWLY. 173 again anll again, as follows: "VVo have here no continuing city, but we seek one to come i wherefore God himself is not ashamed to be c•lled our God ; for he lm\h prepared for us a city ." 'l1hcsc words of an ancient volume, got up principally by " ignorant and unlearned men," ho.vc, through nll time, kept up, somehow, n. strange sort of power over tho minds of poor, simple fellows, like ~,om. 'fhcy stir up tho soul from its depths, and rouse, as with trumpet ca.ll, courage, energy, and enthusiasm, where before was only the blackness of despair. Mr. Haley pulled out of his pocket sundry newspapers, and began looking over their advertisements, with absorbed interest. I-Ic was not a remarkably fluent reader, and was in tho habit of reading in a sort of recitative half-aloud, by way of cal lin~ in his enrs to verify the deductions of his eyes. In this tone he slowly recited the following paragraph : "K-.:~::cuTon's S.\LJ::, -NEORO&S! -Agree3.bly to order or court, will lJc sold, on Tuesday, Febrmuy 20, before the Court-house dool', iu tho town or Wa&hington, Kentucky, the fvllowiug negroes: Ilt\gnr, ngcd GO; John, agetl30 i llen, o.gcd 21 i S~ul, ngcd 25 i Albert, nged lL SolJ fur the benefit of the creditors und heirs of tho cstuto of Jesse JJlutchrOl·d, Esq. SA~IUEL Moams, 'l'uo~us FLtsT, E xecutors.'' " This ycr I must look at/' said. he to Tom, for want of somebody else to talk to. ': Yc sec, I 'm going to get up a prime gang to take down with yo, 'l,om; it'll make it sociable and pleasant like,gooc\ company will, ye know. 'Vc must drive right to " ru.Qhington first and foremost, and then I'll clu.p you into jail, while I docs the business." '.rom rcccivcU this agreeable intelligence quite meekly; 15 ~ |